ومنand among العجائبthe wonders للبيto the wise man (word continues)
ومن العجائب للبي
بcompletion of “wise man” إذاwhen تفكّرتreflect النفوسthe souls
ب إذا تفكّرت النفوس
And among the wonders to the wise—
And among the wonders to the observant
when souls reflect—
When souls do meditate
أنthat الغبيّthe fool منamong الرجاthe men (word continues)
أن الغبيّ من الرجا
لcompletion of “men” إذاwhen أظلّتهovershadowed him النُحوسmisfortunes
ل إذا أظلّته النُحوس
is that a fool among men,
Is that a foolish man
when misfortunes overshadow him,
When fortunes turn awry
طلبَhe sought المنجّمَthe astrologer كيso that يخفّفَhe might lessen عنfrom
طلبَ المنجّمَ كي يخفّفَ عن
هhim منof ضرّharm وبوسand misery
ه من ضرّ وبوس
seeks the astrologer to relieve
Will seek an astrologer to lighten
him of harm and misery.
The harm and evil eye
فإذاyet behold المنجّمُthe astrologer والمُبشّرand the bearer of glad tidings
فإذا المنجّمُ والمُبشّر
حالهمtheir state حالُthe state of التيوسbilly goats
حالهم حالُ التيوس
Yet behold, the astrologer and the bearer of glad tidings—
Then the astrologer and soothsayer
their state is that of billy goats.
Are like the addled and confused
Sol 6.1